Who among us has not suffered the thought “I’m not ___ enough” at some point or another. Whether it’s physical (not strong enough), or intellectual (not smart enough), or psychological (not sensitive enough)…it all comes down to not good enough. And that’s a pretty awful way to feel. In most cases, it’s just a thought. It’s not true at all.
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Not enough
Posted by sharanam on September 2, 2011
https://sharanam.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/not-enough/
Some challenges of living a contemplative life today
There are several topics that come up a lot for me of late, and they seem to bring up some discomfort and concern around how Buddhism is integrating into Western culture. The issues are:
1) The subject of dana and generosity, and how it has not very successfully been translated here; and
2) The issue of gender inequality and the general lack of (recognized as such) realized women teachers within the Buddhist institution — the same can be said for lack of racial diversity; as well as
3) The challenges for monasticism, particularly for women in the Theravada tradition.
Posted by sharanam on September 21, 2010
https://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/some-challenges-of-living-a-contemplative-life-today/
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